JACKSTONES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jackstones mean? 

• JACKSTONES (noun)
  The noun JACKSTONES has 2 senses:

1. game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks

2. a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

  Familiarity information: JACKSTONES used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JACKSTONES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jack; jackstones

Hypernyms ("jackstones" is a kind of...):

game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jacks; jackstones; knucklebones

Hypernyms ("jackstones" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)